🧵 1. House Republicans recess, jeopardizing government funding bill. Speaker McCarthy struggles to unite fractured caucus and avoid shutdown. #politics
🧵 1. House Republicans recess, jeopardizing government funding bill. Speaker McCarthy struggles to unite fractured caucus and avoid shutdown. #politics
🧵 2. House fails to pass rules for Pentagon funding bill, signaling discord within Republican leadership. Approval traditionally uncontroversial.
🧵 3. GOP holds breath as McCarthy works to find consensus on conservative bill that can pass Senate. Shutdown would impact vital government services.
🧵 4. Republicans agree on a bill cutting government funding, including border security measures, but lacking emergency funding for Ukraine. Party-line vote uncertain.
🧵 5. House Democrats watch opponents struggle with a mix of frustration and schadenfreude. Uncertain future for funding bill as Republican opposition grows.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/21/house-speaker-mccarthy-squeezed-in-shutdown-fight-markets-worry.html
U.S. policy is going through a strong division and this can be seen in the support for Ukraine.